Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 113: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 200 of 28 January 2009, when his Department will furnish the costs of reports and that of agencies under its control; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9352/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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I can inform the Deputy that the position remains the same as outlined in my reply of 28th January last. I regret that it is not feasible to easily identify the exact costs of all the various reports emanating from my Department and its many agencies. To begin that process would necessitate the reallocation of considerable time and resources which could not be justified in the circumstances.

However, I can assure the Deputy that my Department's policy in relation to meeting its public information obligations, as set out in my previous reply, is geared to keeping costs to an absolute minimum.